I don’t know of any plans for WalMart in Detroit but they did just open a Meijer on the corner of Woodward and 8 Mile bringing some 400 jobs. (Meijer is a regional store comparable to Walmart)
That tells me that despite Detroit’s problems, economic freedom wins out over economic oppression.
Inner city residents ought to protest. Two family members could get jobs, get married, stay together and earn $16 per hour combined. Their kids could get jobs and save for college.
Oh, well, no ...we can’t have that.
Meijer is a unionized company that has deep ties to all the major unions in Michigan. The Woodward store is likely a political favor, and at the end of the day I suspect you’ll learn your Michigan taxes are helping to pay for it.